On the last day of the period of limitation prescribed for the institution of a suit, A applies for leave to sue as a pauper. The application is heard a fortnight later. It transpires at the hearing of the application that A was possessed of sufficient means to enable him to pay the Court-fees. Before an order is made under this rule rejecting the application, A pays the necessary Court-fees, and the application is thereupon converted into a plaint.

A. The application not having been made in good faith, the suit will be deemed to have been instituted on the day on which the Court-fees were paid, and not on the day on which the application was filed

B. The Court-fees having been paid after the expiration of the period of limitation, the suit is time-barred

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. None of these

Answer: Option C